HualÄlai
Big Island of Hawaii, Hualālai on the left side
The Hualālai ( German: Hualalai ) is next to the Kīlauea and Mauna Loa one of the three active volcanoes in Hawaii, the largest island of the Hawaiian archipelago. It is located west of the saddle between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Its highest peak is 2,521 meters above sea level. The nearest major town is Kailua -Kona, which is located on its southern flank.
Eruptions
Between 1700 and 1801 lava came out at six different locations. It also lava has come up in the ocean. The Keahole Airport, which is located 11 kilometers north of Kailua -Kona, has been built on a large lava field near Keahole Point.
Although the Hualālai is not nearly as active as Mauna Loa or Kīlauea, recent studies show that 80 percent of the surface of the mountain of lava are covered, which is not older than 5,000 years. In the last two decades, as most new hotels, residential and business houses were built, there were comparatively rare stronger earthquakes in the region. In 1929 there had been a series of earthquakes that lasted more than one month. This was probably the result of magma that short climb up under the surface. Partly as a result of Hualālai is also nowadays still considered potentially dangerous volcano. An outbreak within the next 100 years is considered very likely.